WHere is a home-style interpretation of a beverage featured on our latest drinks list. This is a batch pre-mixed which is bursting with the flavours associated with holiday season, making it perfect for your holiday party. Save the extra citrus syrup for morning drinks, puddings, or to make another batch of this cocktail.
Bikini
Serves 10 people
For the Clementine Syrup (yields 750ml)
300ml fresh clementine juice
200ml recently pressed lemon juice
500g fine sugar
For the Drink (produces 850ml, enough for 10)
400ml decent vodka
100ml London dry gin
150ml peach-flavored liqueur
200ml clementine cordial (as made above)
Whole cranberries, as a garnish
Mandarin essential oil, as a final touch
Instructions
For the Cordial: Combine the listed components inside a saucepan, heat until it reaches a light boil, stirring so the sugar melts. Then, take off the stove allowing it to cool down completely. Transfer into a clean bottle, close it and store in the refrigerator, where it will keep for around a month.
To make Batch Mix: Pour every spirits and syrup into a big jug, allow it to infuse for an hour, then filter it best through a fine cloth, so it's fully clarified.
For serving: Pour 85ml of the batch mix into a mixing glass containing ice, and agitate lightly for one minute to cool it down. Pour into a frosted cocktail glass or a similar vessel, decorate with some cranberries and complete it using a light spray of the essential oil above the glass.
